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    Nightmare Disorder, A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions
    Nightmare Disorder, A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions
    Nightmare Disorder, A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions
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    Nightmare Disorder, A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions

    By Kenneth Kee

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    A nightmare is a medical sleep disorder or bad dream that brings out excessive feelings of fear, terror, distress, or anxiety.
    Nightmare disorder is a sleep disorder, producing feelings of terror or dread, and normally happens during the first hours of stage 3-4 non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep.
    Nightmares are likely to happen during periods of waking from delta sleep, also known as slow-wave sleep.
    Nightmares may be sparked off by seemingly routine happenings, such as beginning at a new school, going traveling, or a mild sickness in a parent.
    Nightmares are quite frequent in children, mostly between ages 3 and 8.
    Children with nightmares will frequently also talk in their sleep or sleepwalk
    This sleep disease, which may occur in families, also can happen in adults.
    Nightmares can be induced by a wide range of medicines.
    The most frequent medicines are antidepressants, blood pressure medicines and sleeping pills.
    1 or more nightmares over a short duration of time may be induced by:
    1. A major life tragedy such as the death of a loved one or a traumatic injury
    2. Higher stress at home or work
    Nightmares are most frequent during the first hours of stage 3-4 non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep that are often in the early morning.
    They may happen after someone has a frightening experience such as scary movies or TV shows, or has an emotional upset or by something that causes worry.
    Children with night terrors frequently scream and can be very frightened and confused
    Polysomnographic studies show abrupt awakenings from REM sleep, normally during the second half of the night, before report of a nightmare.
    1. Keep to a regular fitness routine, with aerobic exercise, if possible.
    The patient will find that he or she will be able to fall asleep easier, sleep more soundly, and wake up feeling fresher.
    2. Restrict caffeine and alcohol.
    3. Find more time for the personal interests and hobbies.
    4. Attempt relaxation methods, such as guided imagery, music listening to, yoga, or meditation.
    5. Listen to the body when it tells the body to slow down or take a break.
    6. Practice good sleep habits.

    TABLE OF CONTENT
    Introduction
    Chapter 1 Nightmare Disorder
    Chapter 2 Causes
    Chapter 3 Symptoms
    Chapter 4 Diagnosis
    Chapter 5 Treatment
    Chapter 6 Prognosis
    Chapter 7 OSA
    Chapter 8 Narcolepsy
    Epilogue

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKenneth Kee
    Release dateNov 10, 2016
    ISBN9781370664832
    Nightmare Disorder, A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions
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    Kenneth Kee

    Medical doctor since 1972.Started Kee Clinic in 1974 at 15 Holland Dr #03-102, relocated to 36 Holland Dr #01-10 in 2009.Did my M.Sc (Health Management ) in 1991 and Ph.D (Healthcare Administration) in 1993.Dr Kenneth Kee is still working as a family doctor at the age of 74However he has reduced his consultation hours to 3 hours in the morning and 2 hours inthe afternoon.He first started writing free blogs on medical disorders seen in the clinic in 2007 on http://kennethkee.blogspot.com.His purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of his patients which is also his dissertation for his Ph.D (Healthcare Administration). He then wrote an autobiography account of his journey as a medical student to family doctor on his other blog http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.comThis autobiography account “A Family Doctor’s Tale” was combined with his early “A Simple Guide to Medical Disorders” into a new Wordpress Blog “A Family Doctor’s Tale” on http://ken-med.com.From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 1000 eBooks.He apologized for typos and spelling mistakes in his earlier books.He will endeavor to improve the writing in futures.Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.The later books go into more details of medical disorders.He has published 1000 eBooks on various subjects on health, 1 autobiography of his medical journey, another on the autobiography of a Cancer survivor, 2 children stories and one how to study for his nephew and grand-daughter.The purpose of these simple guides is to educate patient on health disorders and not meant as textbooks.He does not do any night duty since 2000 ever since Dr Tan had his second stroke.His clinic is now relocated to the Buona Vista Community Centre.The 2 units of his original clinic are being demolished to make way for a new Shopping Mall.He is now doing some blogging and internet surfing (bulletin boards since the 1980's) startingwith the Apple computer and going to PC.The entire PC is upgraded by himself from XT to the present Pentium duo core.The present Intel i7 CPU is out of reach at the moment because the CPU is still expensive.He is also into DIY changing his own toilet cistern and other electric appliance.His hunger for knowledge has not abated and he is a lifelong learner.The children have all grown up and there are 2 grandchildren who are even more technically advanced than the grandfather where mobile phones are concerned.This book is taken from some of the many articles in his blog (now with 740 posts) A Family Doctor’s Tale.Dr Kee is the author of:"A Family Doctor's Tale""Life Lessons Learned From The Study And Practice Of Medicine""Case Notes From A Family Doctor"

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      Nightmare Disorder, A Simple Guide To The Condition, Diagnosis, Treatment And Related Conditions - Kenneth Kee

      Nightmare

      Disorder,

      A

      Simple

      Guide

      To

      The Condition,

      Diagnosis,

      Treatment

      And

      Related Conditions

      By

      Dr Kenneth Kee

      M.B.,B.S. (Singapore)

      Ph.D (Healthcare Administration)

      Copyright Kenneth Kee 2016 Smashwords Edition

      Published by Kenneth Kee at Smashwords.com

      Dedication

      This book is dedicated

      To my wife Dorothy

      And my children

      Carolyn, Grace

      And Kelvin

      This book describes the Nightmare Disorder, Diagnosis and Treatment and Related Diseases which is seen in some of my patients in my Family Clinic.

      (What You Need to Treat Nightmare Disorder)

      This eBook is licensed for the personal enjoyment only. This eBook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each reader.

      If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy.

      Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Introduction

      I have been writing medical articles for my blog http://kennethkee.blogspot.com (A Simple Guide to Medical Condition) for the benefit of my patients since 2007.

      My purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of my patients.

      Health Education was also my dissertation for my Ph.D (Healthcare Administration).

      I then wrote an autobiolographical account of his journey as a medical student to family doctor on his other blog http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.com.

      This autobiolographical account A Family Doctor’s Tale was combined with my early A Simple Guide to Medical Conditions into a new Wordpress Blog A Family Doctor’s Tale on http://kenkee481.wordpress.com.

      From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 700 amazon kindle books and some into Smashwords.com eBooks.

      Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.

      For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.

      The later books go into more details of medical conditions.

      The first chapter is always from my earlier blogs which unfortunately tends to have typos and spelling mistakes.

      Since 2013, I have tried to improve my spelling and writing.

      As I tried to bring you the latest information about a condition or illness by reading the latest journals both online and offline, I find that I am learning more and improving on my own medical knowledge in diagnosis and treatment for my patients.

      Just by writing all these simple guides I find that I have learned a lot from your reviews (good or bad), criticism and advice.

      I am sorry for the repetitions in these simple guides as the second chapters onwards have new information as compared to my first chapter taken from my blog.

      I also find repetition definitely

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